tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post9197246999447829347..comments2024-03-27T06:40:56.148-04:00Comments on EagleSpeak: Friday Fun Film: "The Small Boat Navy"Mark Tempesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172703868541571574noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-48487353895684297902019-10-25T09:32:07.448-04:002019-10-25T09:32:07.448-04:00When did you serve in RivDiv 513? I was there in &...When did you serve in RivDiv 513? I was there in '70Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14143450266474496286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-28086474344570926742013-07-16T08:02:36.617-04:002013-07-16T08:02:36.617-04:00I served with a lot of guys that had been in TF-11...I served with a lot of guys that had been in TF-115, 116, 117, COSRIVRON5 and various other levels of the MRF. One of the reasons I'm glad to see the documentary since "Appocalypse gives such a terribly distorted picture of the force.<br /><br />ShadowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-45199072349612477992013-07-14T01:08:27.835-04:002013-07-14T01:08:27.835-04:00As a Brownwater Navy vet of TF-116 I HATE the impr...As a Brownwater Navy vet of TF-116 I HATE the impression given in the that movie. And as a sailor in RivDiv 513 I am insulted that those idiots were wearing MY shoulder patch. We did NOTHING like was portrayed on the rivers in that movie.<br /><br />I kind of snap when I mention river boats and someone mentions that movie, sorry~leeseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420319144673744218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-71604173273333943802013-07-12T12:17:06.518-04:002013-07-12T12:17:06.518-04:00Good to see this one again, especially since most ...Good to see this one again, especially since most people’s impression of the Riverines derives from “Apocalypse Now” , which has a tenuous relationship to the real thing, at best. The movie gives impression that a lot of these men were draftees, whereas they were all volunteers.<br />It still surprises me just how many of the men that appear in the film I knew at various points in my career.<br /><br /><br />ShadowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com